Gabriel Gomez was in East Taunton Saturday pressing the flesh, eating some pizza and hammering home his bullet points one last time in the run-up to Tuesday’s primary vote for U.S. Senate.

The GOP candidate’s previous Taunton campaign stop was at the BaHa Brothers’ Sandbar Grill. This time he was at East Side Pizza on Caswell Street where the setting was more intimate and included no formal oratory.

Gomez, who is running against Michael Sullivan and Daniel Winslow, stressed that his appeal to independents and Republicans is strong and consistent.

“My message is the same,” he said.

Gomez reiterated his goal of establishing term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate, and he insisted that his 16 years working in the private sector has afforded him the experience and know-how to help keep government spending under control.

If he wins, Gomez will face off against either Ed Markey or Stephen Lynch in the general election to replace former Senator John Kerry, who resigned to become Secretary of State.

About half a dozen people showed up at the pizza restaurant and bar to meet the 47-year-old former Navy Seal and first-generation Colombian who previously worked for investment firm Advent International.

Taunton City Councilor and Republican David Pottier said he endorses Gomez because he believes his message of limited government and lower taxes “will resonate regardless of party (affiliation).”

Gomez made nine campaign stops on Saturday, as part of his four-day “Service First” tour that is to include 58 stops in 29 cities and towns.

Gomez’s press secretary Will Ritter said he’s encouraged by a recent poll conducted by Western New England University Polling indicating that Gomez has the support of 33 percent of registered Republicans in the state, as compared to 27 percent for Sullivan and nine percent for Winslow.

Ritter also points to the endorsement of former Gov. William Weld as another positive sign.

“I think it shows how running a hard campaign with a few ads on TV can make a difference,” Ritter, 29, said.

Ritter previously was part of Mitt Romney’s campaign team during the former governor’s unsuccessful bid to unseat President Barack Obama.

According to the office of the Secretary of State, Taunton, as of October 2012, had 3,071 Republicans representing 8.7 percent of 35,281 registered voters. Democrats accounted for 33.8 percent and those listed as “unenrolled” — voters not claiming any party affiliation — 57.3 percent.